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jray3 · 06-05-2015, 04:40 PM

I know of one such project underway: Ben Nelson's SuperTruck.
SuperTruck
It has entered another period of dormancy as Ben plays with his latest sparkly object, a Vetrix scooter that he's revived with salvaged Nissan LEAF battery modules.

I've heard tell of other hybrid pickup projects where a 4WD is split with an electric motor on the rear differential, and know of a Subaru Justy (AWD) that got a series motor spliced into the rear driveline. I think that technique would be equally applicable to a 2wd pickup using a motor with driveline yokes on both ends of the shaft, simply substituting for a section of driveshaft, but haven't found a documented example.

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jray3 Karmann Eclectric Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Graham, WA Posts: 165 Odysseus - '00 Honda Odyssey MR BEAN - '12 Mitsubishi i-MiEV SE Karmann Eclectric - '71 VW Karmann Ghia Electric Conversion BOB - '87 Ford 250 Lariat ext cab Thanks: 9 Thanked 90 Times in 51 Posts	I know of one such project underway: Ben Nelson's SuperTruck. SuperTruck It has entered another period of dormancy as Ben plays with his latest sparkly object, a Vetrix scooter that he's revived with salvaged Nissan LEAF battery modules. I've heard tell of other hybrid pickup projects where a 4WD is split with an electric motor on the rear differential, and know of a Subaru Justy (AWD) that got a series motor spliced into the rear driveline. I think that technique would be equally applicable to a 2wd pickup using a motor with driveline yokes on both ends of the shaft, simply substituting for a section of driveshaft, but haven't found a documented example. __________________ 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV, 112 MPGe 2000 Honda Odyssey 1987 F250 Diesel, 6.9L IDI, goes on anything greasy 1983 Grumman Kurbwatt, 170 kW "Gone Postal" twin 1983 Mazda RX-7 electric, 48 kW car show cruiser 1971 VW Karmann Ghia electric, 300 kW tire-smoker 1965 VW Karmann Ghia cabriolet, 1600cc Have driven over 100,000 all-electric miles!